Mega Leks outplayed Cibona on the road
Mega Leks stayed in the race for the 2nd spot after they defeated Cibona in Zagreb.
Mega Leks stayed in the race for the 2nd spot after they defeated Cibona in Zagreb.
ABA League 23rd round, Sunday, 7.2.2016:
Cibona - MEGA LEKS 82:87 (19:23, 20:28, 24:20, 19:18)
Game recap: Mega Leks collected a very important triumph in Zagreb. And, looking at the flow of the game, we can write - a well-deserved triumph. The visitors were in front almost throughout the whole game, as Cibona had the lead only for couple of moments in the first quarter when it was 10:8! Mega Leks also knew how to reject all attempts of the home team to make a comeback...
Key moments: Cibona had couple of very serious attepts to take over the lead from Mega Leks. The last one came 4 minutes before the end of the game when Ante Žižić made a fierce dunk and reduced the margin to 75:72. However, Ognjen Jaramaz was there to save Mega Leks. Young point guard scored two very difficult three-pointers and helped his team to increase the margin to 85:74. After that it was clear that the visitors will take two points in this game.
Man of the match: Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot had his night. Talented Frenchman scored 21 points, while he got fouled 8 times! Cibona players just could not stop him.
Can"t trick the stats: Turnovers and offensive rebounds. Those were two elements that decided the winner. Cibona made 21 turnovers, while Mega Leks stopped at 11. At the same time, Cibona had 7 offensive rebounds, while Mega Leks collected 16!
